夜寐夙興、種發且長、而稼者則莫知其所以然也。

黑夜睡觉，白日起来，这种就发芽渐长，那人却不晓得如何这样。

黑夜睡觉，白日起来，这种子就发芽生长，那人却不知道如何会这样。

黑夜睡觉，白日起来，这种子就发芽生长，那人却不知道如何会这样。

他天天日出而作，日落而息。种子就在他不知不觉中渐渐发芽长大。

他夜里睡觉，白天起来，种子发芽生长，自己也不知道怎么会这样的。

黑夜白昼，或睡或起，他却不知道那种子怎样发芽和长大。

黑夜睡覺，白日起來，這種就發芽漸長，那人卻不曉得如何這樣。

黑夜睡覺，白日起來，這種子就發芽生長，那人卻不知道如何會這樣。

黑夜睡覺，白日起來，這種子就發芽生長，那人卻不知道如何會這樣。

他天天日出而作，日落而息。種子就在他不知不覺中漸漸發芽長大。

他夜裡睡覺，白天起來，種子發芽生長，自己也不知道怎麼會這樣的。

黑夜睡覺，白日起來：種子發芽，漸漸長大，他不曉得怎樣。

黑夜白晝，或睡或起，他卻不知道那種子怎樣發芽和長大。

夜寐夙興、種發且長、彼不知其所以然、

夜寐夙興、種發且長、不知其所以然、

夜而寢、日而覺、種發且長、其人不知其所以然、

Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

Night and day the seed comes up and grows. It happens whether the farmer sleeps or gets up. He doesn’t know how it happens.

He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.

Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens.

He sleeps and rises night and day; the seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how.

and he goes to bed at night and gets up daily, and the seed sprouts and grows— how, he himself does not know.

and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

he sleeps and rises— night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows— he doesn’t know how.

And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how.

故爾所播者、非將來之體、乃介然一穀耳：或為麥種、或為其他百穀之種、而天主則隨其聖意、賦之以體、且各依其種而授體焉。

務宜在吾救主耶穌基督之聖寵及認識上、日有長進也。願主受享光榮、自今茲、迄永世、心焉祝之。

為我兄弟恆謝天主、實為吾儕之天職也。夫以爾等信德之突飛猛進、及彼此間友愛精神之暢發、則吾儕之感謝天主、不亦宜乎。

我告爾必須重生、勿以為異；天風翛然而作、爾聞其聲、而不知其何自何往、生於神者、亦復如是。』